Primary

Name: Primary
Director: Robert Drew
Released: 1960-01-01

1960 film by Robert Drew

FilmfilmQ2299721

Released: 1960
Director: Robert Drew
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0054205/Retrieved 2016-07-10
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Screenwriter: Robert Drew
Producer: Robert Drew
Cast: John F. Kennedy
, Hubert Humphrey
, Robert Drew
, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
+1 more
Runtime: 60 min
Genre: documentary film
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1.nytimes.com/reviews/moviesRetrieved 2016-07-10
2.imdb.com/title/tt0054205/Retrieved 2016-07-10
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Country of origin: United States

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Primary is a 1960 American direct cinema documentary film directed by Robert Drew about the April 5, 1960 primary election in Wisconsin between Democratic Party candidates John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey. They were vying to be chosen as their party's nominee in the upcoming general election. The film covers the last hectic days and hours of the primary campaign.

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Director of photography: Richard Leacock
Title: Primary
Color: black-and-white
Film editor: D. A. Pennebaker
Distribution format: video on demand
Part of: National Film Registry(since 1990)
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1.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/Retrieved 2022-10-25
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